Before striking out on a solo career, Everlast (aka
Erik Schrody) became known to the music community as
the frontman for House Of Pain(who had a Top 10 hit with "Jump
Around" in 1992) and as a member of Ice-T's
'Rhyme Syndicate Cartel.' Ice-T
also helped out with Everlast's 1st solo LP, Forever
Lasting.
After the success of House Of Pain
and the breakup in 1996, Everlast encountered heath
problems with a defective heart valve.

Everlast reflected on his health to CNN (2 years
after quitting the rap act House Of Pain,
Everlast was hospitalized due to a defective heart
valve which was replaced): "As weird as it
sounds, it's one of the best things that ever
happened to me. First of all, it's over and done with
as long as I take care of myself, and I live so much
healthier now than I did before. And, you know, I
smile a lot more than I did before. I'm grateful
about this. This is great."

Everlast released an EP, Today
(Watch Me Shine) with the tracks "Put Your Lights
On" (with Carlos Santana), a live version of "What It's Like," a rock version of
"Jump Around," a remix of "Today
(Watch Me Shine)," and the cover "Blues For
X-Mas."
Everlast appeared on the End
Of Days
soundtrack with "So Long."

Note: Song title and position
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(from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples).